Illuminate key sections of a peninsula or island by using stylish lamps normally reserved for other parts of the home. Atlanta designer Jo Torrijos selected white table lamps from a national home goods retail chain for the renovated kitchen in her modernized Craftsman bungalow.

To embrace the shades of blue family room design, Kari McIntosh Dawdy selected two contemporary lamps in white and blue that she placed on a sofa table behind the sofa. Anyone who enters the home will appreciate, at a glance, their appropriateness to the rest of the room.

Classic meets whimsy in an eclectic hallway of this home in the Hollywood hills. A gnarled driftwood lamp and cowhide rug become even more quirky when paired with a marble-topped antique chest. A pair of petite gold chairs flanks the window, which offers a sweeping view of the city.